The term of biliary tract cancer (BTC) or cholangiocarcinoma refers to all tumors that arise from the biliary tract or the biliary drainage system, including the gallbladder. According to the data from National Cancer Information Center in 2016, annual incidence of the cancer in Korea is 6,685 (13.1 per 100,000 population) which corresponds to about 2.9% of all cancers.
BTC is one of the most prognostic cancer with less than 30% of 5-year survival rate and the case with long-term survival can be possibly done with early detection of the cancer. However, most of BTC is found in advanced stages due to the difficulty of early detection, resulting in that the 5-year survival rate of the advanced BTC becomes less than 3%. More than 50% of the patients depends on Gemcitabine based chemotherapy but response rate of the chemotherapy remains around 30%. Thus, improving the survival rate with the standard chemotherapy is very limited and furthermore selection of second-line therapy is not easy. For this reason, development of an alternative therapeutic agent is urgently required.
NK (natural killer) cells are important cytotoxic innate immune cells that are involved in the elimination of cancer cells. Two main NK cell subsets have been defined on the basis of CD56 and CD16 expression: CD56^brightCD16- NK subset produces abundant cytokines including interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-α, whereas CD56^dimCD16+ NK subpopulation has high cytolytic activity and releases the granules containing perforin and granzymes.
Various clinical studies have been conducted to treat cancers using NK cells worldwide including Korea and therapeutic clinical results are shown for various cancers. The clinical application of NK cells is carried out by culturing and activating the NK cells isolated from blood of either patient (autologous) or blood donor (allogeneic). Recently, NK cell therapy for cholangiocarcinoma has been successfully done (NCT03358849) with allogeneic NK cell, showing safety and potential efficacy.
Like T cells, a recent study with digestive cancer has shown that NK cells also express PD-1, especially with more number of PD-1 in cancer patients than in healthy individuals, suggesting that blocking PD-1 can be used as a potential strategy to increase the anticancer activity of NK cells. Therefore, combined therapy with the immune-check point such as pembrolizumab can be useful in elevating the anticancer activity of NK cells.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Biliary Tract Cancer | Biological: 'SMT-NK' Inj (allogeneic Natural Killer cell) Drug: Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda] | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial for the Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic NK Cell ("SMT-NK") in Combination With Pembrolizumab for Patients With Gemcitabine-refractory Biliary Tract Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 3, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 2, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2, 2021 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental: single arm
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Biological: 'SMT-NK' Inj (allogeneic Natural Killer cell)
In 120 mL, 3x10^6 (± 20%) cells/kg. weekly administration via Intravenous for 2 weeks. After that, 1 week is a withdrawal period.
Drug: Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda] Administration via Intravenous of 200 mg every 3 weeks(one administration per cycle.).
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
[Inclusion Criteria]
Patients who received a histopathological or cytologic diagnosis of nonresectable, advanced biliary tract carcinoma (intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer) and patients with refractory disease after chemotherapy and/or patients who have difficulty with chemotherapy due to side effects of chemotherapy.
Patients who meet the following conditions:
Patients who meet one or more of the following conditions.
Patients have at least 1% Combined Positive Score (*CPS) PD-L1 expression detected on the tumor, as determined by **immunohistochemistry performed by a central laboratory.
*CPS = (number of PD-L1 positive tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophage)/ (total number of viable tumor cells) X 100
**immunohistochemistry: IHC 22C3 pharmDx test
Patients who have a positive *MSI-H or **dMMR test.
dMMR positive tumors analyzed by immunohistochemical staining .
[Exclusion Criteria]
Contact: Jino Jung, B.S. | 82-70-4048-0932 | jhjung@smtbio.co.kr | |
Contact: Jungmin Im, M.S. | 82-2-3461-0515 | jungminim@smtbio.co.kr |
Korea, Republic of | |
Gachon University Gil Medical Center | Recruiting |
Incheon, Korea, Republic of, 21565 | |
Contact: Jae Hee Cho, MD. PhD 82-32-460-2187 jhcho9328@gmail.com | |
Severance Hospital | Recruiting |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 03722 | |
Contact: Seung Woo Park, MD. PhD 82-2-2228-1964 SWOOPARK@yuhs.ac | |
Gangnam Severance Hospital | Recruiting |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 06273 | |
Contact: Sung Ill Jang, MD. PhD 82-2-2019-3580 AEROJSI@yuhs.ac |
Principal Investigator: | Seung Woo Park, MD. PhD | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital |
Tracking Information | |||||
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | April 29, 2019 | ||||
First Posted Date ICMJE | May 6, 2019 | ||||
Last Update Posted Date | January 18, 2020 | ||||
Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | December 3, 2019 | ||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | February 2, 2021 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||
Descriptive Information | |||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Allogeneic NK Cell ("SMT-NK") in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer | ||||
Official Title ICMJE | Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial for the Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic NK Cell ("SMT-NK") in Combination With Pembrolizumab for Patients With Gemcitabine-refractory Biliary Tract Cancer | ||||
Brief Summary |
The term of biliary tract cancer (BTC) or cholangiocarcinoma refers to all tumors that arise from the biliary tract or the biliary drainage system, including the gallbladder. According to the data from National Cancer Information Center in 2016, annual incidence of the cancer in Korea is 6,685 (13.1 per 100,000 population) which corresponds to about 2.9% of all cancers. BTC is one of the most prognostic cancer with less than 30% of 5-year survival rate and the case with long-term survival can be possibly done with early detection of the cancer. However, most of BTC is found in advanced stages due to the difficulty of early detection, resulting in that the 5-year survival rate of the advanced BTC becomes less than 3%. More than 50% of the patients depends on Gemcitabine based chemotherapy but response rate of the chemotherapy remains around 30%. Thus, improving the survival rate with the standard chemotherapy is very limited and furthermore selection of second-line therapy is not easy. For this reason, development of an alternative therapeutic agent is urgently required. NK (natural killer) cells are important cytotoxic innate immune cells that are involved in the elimination of cancer cells. Two main NK cell subsets have been defined on the basis of CD56 and CD16 expression: CD56^brightCD16- NK subset produces abundant cytokines including interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-α, whereas CD56^dimCD16+ NK subpopulation has high cytolytic activity and releases the granules containing perforin and granzymes. Various clinical studies have been conducted to treat cancers using NK cells worldwide including Korea and therapeutic clinical results are shown for various cancers. The clinical application of NK cells is carried out by culturing and activating the NK cells isolated from blood of either patient (autologous) or blood donor (allogeneic). Recently, NK cell therapy for cholangiocarcinoma has been successfully done (NCT03358849) with allogeneic NK cell, showing safety and potential efficacy. Like T cells, a recent study with digestive cancer has shown that NK cells also express PD-1, especially with more number of PD-1 in cancer patients than in healthy individuals, suggesting that blocking PD-1 can be used as a potential strategy to increase the anticancer activity of NK cells. Therefore, combined therapy with the immune-check point such as pembrolizumab can be useful in elevating the anticancer activity of NK cells. |
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Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||||
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
Study Phase ICMJE | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
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Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: N/A Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Condition ICMJE | Biliary Tract Cancer | ||||
Intervention ICMJE |
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Study Arms ICMJE | Experimental: Experimental: single arm
Interventions:
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Publications * | Not Provided | ||||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Information | |||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Unknown status | ||||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
40 | ||||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
Estimated Study Completion Date ICMJE | June 2, 2021 | ||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | February 2, 2021 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE |
[Inclusion Criteria] Patients who received a histopathological or cytologic diagnosis of nonresectable, advanced biliary tract carcinoma (intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer) and patients with refractory disease after chemotherapy and/or patients who have difficulty with chemotherapy due to side effects of chemotherapy.
[Exclusion Criteria]
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Sex/Gender ICMJE |
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Ages ICMJE | 19 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) | ||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | ||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Korea, Republic of | ||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT03937895 | ||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | SNK-SIT-02 | ||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product |
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IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Responsible Party | SMT bio Co., Ltd. | ||||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | SMT bio Co., Ltd. | ||||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Investigators ICMJE |
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PRS Account | SMT bio Co., Ltd. | ||||
Verification Date | May 2019 | ||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |